This paper describes a new process oriented undergraduate studio teaching model implemented at the College of Environmental Design, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. The model addresses design as process and teaching and learning styles adopted in the studio. It simplifies the process of design into a set of procedures for educational purposes, responding to students' abilities.

The paper presents an assessment of traditional Architecture studio teaching practices based on a literature review and calls for a fresh look at the way in which students' abilities are developed in a manner that is more responsive to the design issues they encounter in the studio.